Al Capone Does My Shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts

by

Gennifer Choldenko

Annie is one of the band of kids on Alcatraz; her father is a guard. She’s stout, blond, and very focused on homework—so Moose is surprised that she’s also the only kid on Alcatraz who plays baseball with any amount of skill. Though Annie is very interested in following the rules, she generally follows along with Piper’s schemes, seemingly because she fears that Piper would make her (or her father’s) life miserable if she were to refuse.

Annie Quotes in Al Capone Does My Shirts

The Al Capone Does My Shirts quotes below are all either spoken by Annie or refer to Annie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Disability, Dignity, and Shared Humanity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 3: Trick Monkey Quotes

Favorite crime: Dinner party of death! Invites lieutenants in his organization known to have double-crossed him to a party. After dessert, Al’s men lock the doors and Capone beats the traitors to death with a baseball bat.

A baseball bat?

Favorite word for murder: “Rub-out”—often in front of many witnesses who then develop “gangster amnesia.”

Sent to jail for: Tax evasion.

Other stuff: Rigged elections. Opened first soup kitchen in Chicago. Likes silk underwear.

Related Characters: Moose Flanagan (speaker), Theresa Mattaman (speaker), Al Capone, Annie
Related Symbols: Alcatraz
Page Number: 15
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 19: Daddy’s Little Miss Quotes

“Numbers Nat, we need you!” Theresa interrupts.

Natalie looks up.

Piper hands Nat the money, rolled up in a handkerchief. “Three dollars and twenty cents split four—excuse me.” Piper looks at me. “Three ways.”

“One dollar six cents, two cents left over.” Natalie rocks with pleasure.

“Extra two cents goes to me,” Piper says as Natalie counts out each share.

Related Characters: Natalie Flanagan (speaker), Piper Williams (speaker), Theresa Mattaman (speaker), Moose Flanagan, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie
Page Number: 110
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 20: Warning Quotes

We sit with her. Annie and Theresa, Jimmy and me. Keep her company wherever she’s gone.

That is the way my mom finds us when she gets off the boat, her music bag over her shoulder.

[...]

“Get them out of here.” My mom spits the words out.

“Mom, it’s—”

“I won’t have her made a spectacle.”

“It’s really not like that. They like her,” I say.

“NOW, Moose.”

Related Characters: Moose Flanagan (speaker), Mom/Helen Flanagan (speaker), Natalie Flanagan, Theresa Mattaman, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie
Related Symbols: Alcatraz, The Button Box/Buttons
Page Number: 118-119
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 32: The Button Box Quotes

“I know what Mrs. Kelly says. I’m talking about Moose now and what he thinks. He’s good with Natalie. They’ve worked out a relationship. We have to respect that and trust him.”

“Well, yes, but—”

“You have to let him care about her his way.”

And then something I can’t hear.

“I got one child who has everything,” my mom says, “big, strapping, healthy, smart...makes people laugh. Got kids coming over looking for him night and day, just like at home. Little ones, big ones and the girls—they all like Moose. But Natalie, Natalie doesn’t have the whole world looking out for her. She needs me.”

“Moose needs you too.”

Related Characters: Mom/Helen Flanagan (speaker), Dad/Cam Flanagan (speaker), Moose Flanagan, Natalie Flanagan, Piper Williams, Theresa Mattaman, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie, Mrs. Carrie Kelly
Related Symbols: The Button Box/Buttons
Page Number: 174-175
Explanation and Analysis:
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Annie Quotes in Al Capone Does My Shirts

The Al Capone Does My Shirts quotes below are all either spoken by Annie or refer to Annie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Disability, Dignity, and Shared Humanity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 3: Trick Monkey Quotes

Favorite crime: Dinner party of death! Invites lieutenants in his organization known to have double-crossed him to a party. After dessert, Al’s men lock the doors and Capone beats the traitors to death with a baseball bat.

A baseball bat?

Favorite word for murder: “Rub-out”—often in front of many witnesses who then develop “gangster amnesia.”

Sent to jail for: Tax evasion.

Other stuff: Rigged elections. Opened first soup kitchen in Chicago. Likes silk underwear.

Related Characters: Moose Flanagan (speaker), Theresa Mattaman (speaker), Al Capone, Annie
Related Symbols: Alcatraz
Page Number: 15
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 19: Daddy’s Little Miss Quotes

“Numbers Nat, we need you!” Theresa interrupts.

Natalie looks up.

Piper hands Nat the money, rolled up in a handkerchief. “Three dollars and twenty cents split four—excuse me.” Piper looks at me. “Three ways.”

“One dollar six cents, two cents left over.” Natalie rocks with pleasure.

“Extra two cents goes to me,” Piper says as Natalie counts out each share.

Related Characters: Natalie Flanagan (speaker), Piper Williams (speaker), Theresa Mattaman (speaker), Moose Flanagan, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie
Page Number: 110
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 20: Warning Quotes

We sit with her. Annie and Theresa, Jimmy and me. Keep her company wherever she’s gone.

That is the way my mom finds us when she gets off the boat, her music bag over her shoulder.

[...]

“Get them out of here.” My mom spits the words out.

“Mom, it’s—”

“I won’t have her made a spectacle.”

“It’s really not like that. They like her,” I say.

“NOW, Moose.”

Related Characters: Moose Flanagan (speaker), Mom/Helen Flanagan (speaker), Natalie Flanagan, Theresa Mattaman, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie
Related Symbols: Alcatraz, The Button Box/Buttons
Page Number: 118-119
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 32: The Button Box Quotes

“I know what Mrs. Kelly says. I’m talking about Moose now and what he thinks. He’s good with Natalie. They’ve worked out a relationship. We have to respect that and trust him.”

“Well, yes, but—”

“You have to let him care about her his way.”

And then something I can’t hear.

“I got one child who has everything,” my mom says, “big, strapping, healthy, smart...makes people laugh. Got kids coming over looking for him night and day, just like at home. Little ones, big ones and the girls—they all like Moose. But Natalie, Natalie doesn’t have the whole world looking out for her. She needs me.”

“Moose needs you too.”

Related Characters: Mom/Helen Flanagan (speaker), Dad/Cam Flanagan (speaker), Moose Flanagan, Natalie Flanagan, Piper Williams, Theresa Mattaman, Jimmy Mattaman, Annie, Mrs. Carrie Kelly
Related Symbols: The Button Box/Buttons
Page Number: 174-175
Explanation and Analysis: